Against the tide
Abortion still devastates the African-American community at an alarming and disproportionate rate, but black pro-life activists are fighting for lives
Ready, set, Bret!
With his surprise victory in the Garden State, Schundler conquers a liberal-dominated, northeast GOP.
She seemed normal
The puzzling, sad case of Andrea Yates; NAE bids farewell to its president; and other religion news
Bill of wrongs
The so-called "patients' bill of rights" would be bad medicine for American health care
What's up, Doc?
Physicians soft-pedal bad news; a jury sends the father of fen-phen to prison; and studies clash over the benefits of fruits and vegetables
Notebook
Culture
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Bestsellers
Scoring system:10 points for first place, 9 for second, down to 1 for tenth, on the lists of the American Booksellers Association (independent, so...
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Video Rentals
1 Cast Away $15.02 million 1 week in release $15.06 million to date ...
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The Movies
1 Sweet Tea Buddy Guy 4 weeks on chart ...
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Free-market censorship
Critics are taking notice of a new trend in television advertising, which is evolving along with advancements in technology. The ease with which viewers can record television programs on VCRs, or,...
Dispatches
The Buzz
The Buzz
Jury convicts retired army colonel of espionage You can't run For over 20 years, George Trofimoff sold military secrets to Moscow. Now he may spend the rest of his life in jail as the highes...
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Faith-based surrender
"Be strong and courageous," Joshua told the Israelites. The word from Washington last week, as President Bush's already-weakened faith-based initiative became even weaker, was "Be timid and quakin...
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Faces
Trevor Loflin, 17, scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT while living with his homeless family in cars and tents last May. During the ensuing media frenzy, he credited his newfound faith: "After readin...
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QuickTakes
ARMEY OF ONE: House Majority Leader Dick Armey sent a letter to Attorney General Ashcroft asking if the controversial FBI snooping system nicknamed Carnivore is unconstitutional. The system is sup...
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American pessimism about the direction of the country is growing, largely because of rising energy prices and a sluggish economy, according to a new survey by pollster John Zogby ... 53 percent of...
Quotables
Quotables
I'll have to try it or all my life I'll wonder. What Jack Lemmon told his father when he decided to move to New York after World War II to try to become an actor. Mr. Lemmon, who went on to...